6-letter words with R as the 1st letter and S as the 5th letter

An R at the front and an S in position five narrow the search to 46 six-letter entries. The pattern still leaves a varied set: familiar choices such as resist, revise, refuse, and robust sit alongside less everyday forms like rugosa and rudish. Endings are not evenly spread, so a known final letter can quickly cut the candidates. Ten entries are classed as common, making those familiar words a good place to start.

At a glance: the R _ _ _ S _ pattern

• All 46 entries start with R and put S in the fifth position.
• Ten matches fall within the common-word group.
• Resist, revise, refuse, and robust are recognizable options.
• Rakish scores 13 points, the highest listed tile score.
• T leads the final-letter counts with 19 words; E follows with 13.

How many 6-letter words have R first and S fifth?

The pattern matches 46 words. T is the leading ending, with 19 matches; E follows with 13, then H with 8. Only three finish in S, while A, M, and Y each appear once. If you know the last tile, start with T, but keep E and H in play.

Examples make those branches easier to scan: resist and robust end in T, while refuse and revise end in E. Rehash and radish finish in H. The uneven split is a practical filter: test a T-ending candidate first when your final letter is unknown, then move to the smaller groups as clues arrive.

Which matches score well, and what should you check?

Rakish tops the scores at 13 points. Rehash, ravish, rewash, and rawish each score 12, while racism and radish score 10. The strong scores come from letters inside the pattern, not from the fixed R or S alone; K, W, and H are worth attention when choosing among fits.

For 6-letter words with R as the 1st letter and S as the 5th letter, dictionary coverage is not identical: Collins and NWL2023 each include 44 matches, while ENABLE includes 40. The full count includes words present in at least one of those tournament dictionaries, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry. This is a clue-matching list, not a promise that every candidate is accepted in every game.